Albanian Media Institute (AMI) identifies two main trends about hate speech in the Albanian media in their surveys and monitoring. The principal source of hate speech in the media results from politicians’ speech. Second, user-generated content is a rich source of hate speech, producing inflammatory comments against groups, and individuals, particularly in online media. Most online media outlets allow the public to comment without filtering the comments, creating a space of insults. The Roma community is one of the most targeted minorities in the country. Although media outlets do not have proactive reporting on LGBTQI issues, LGBTQI are present in the media. Another scarce phenomenon noticed is religious hate speech. Read more here.
Source: Reporting Diversity Network 2.0